Coin savings-receptacle.



V. 1. VAN HORN.

COIN SAVINGS RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJB, 191s.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917. i 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 l fac-3:5565.' l

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VNDIVER J'. VAN HORN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINGIS.

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Application filed August 28, 1916.

To all lwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that 1, VANDIVER J. VAN HORN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Savings- Receptacles, of which the following is Va specification.

My invention relates, generally, to coin savings receptacles and has especial reference to a receptacle of this characterwhich takes the form of an ordinary envelop, into which coins may freely be deposited, but from which they may not be extracted without, substantially, destroying the envelop.

@ne ofthe objects of my invention is to provide an inexpensive, convenient coin receptacle, preferably in the form of an ordinary envelop, provided with a coin trap encompassing a perforation through which the coin is passed into the envelop, whereby the coin may freely be inserted within the receptacle, but from which it may not be extracted without substantially destroying it.

Other, further and more specific objects of my invention will become readily :apparent to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein p Figure 1 isan elevation of a preferred forni` of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with parts broken away to show the inner contained coin trap.

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. f

Fig. 4 `is a transverse section taken on line 4 1 of Fig. 2. f

Fig. 5 is a blank, comprising, when folded, the envelop and the coin trap made in one integral piece.

Fig. G is an elevation of a modified form.

Fig. 7 is a similar view with parts broken away showing the inserted coin trap.

Fig. 8 is a central vertical section taken on line 8--8 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a transverse section taken on line 9--9 of Fig. 7.

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.

The usual coin savings receptacles are` made in form of a flat, relatively thick, round or rectangular sheet metal casing which 1s expensive to make, inconvenient,

Speccation of Letters Patent.

\ the wall 12.

Patented Sept. el, 191'?.

Serial No. 117,145 i noisy, heavy and bulky to carry in ones pocket and which is practically as easy to be opened, by one bent upon its destruction, as if it were made of a good, tough, quality of paper or similar fibrous material.

A coin savingsreceptacle will answer the purpose for which it is intended, if it is not subject to being' opened and closed without leaving evidence of the fact. It should also be of such character as to be practically useless after having once been opened. A coin receptacle made of an envelop answers all of the purpose or requirements for such a retainer. Furthermore, it is convenient for placing in the side pocket of a gentlemans coat or vest, or for laying in a pigeon hole or drawer of adesk or the like. When such device is carried in a side pocket, the coins will wedge themselves down near the` lower surface of the structure and will not rattle or make a disagreeable noise when the personcarrying it is walking or running and being in the form of an envelop it doesnt readily indicate that the receptacle is of coin savings character.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 is the envelop or receptacle completed and ready for use. 11 is the front side wall and 12 the rear wall. The envelop may be made in any `particular form, common to such structures, or in the particular form shown in Fig. 5, in which the side walls 11 and 12 are held `together by the gummed iaps 13, 141 and 15. ln Fig. 5, the coin chute or trap 16 is made an integral part of the side wall `12, joined thereto by the neck 17 and provided with side wings 18 and 19. The lower free end of the trap is slit toward the top, as at 20, to provide Va plurality of flexible fingers.` The part17 is provided with an adhesive 17 whereby to attach the part 17 to the side wall 12 of the envelop. The side wings 18 and 19 are provided with gummed surfaces 18 and 19', respectively.

In making the envelop shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the coin trap part 16 is folded forward on the upper line of the wall 12 so that the gum surface 17 will be stuck to Prior to this, however, the wings 18 and 19 are folded away from the observer, or rearwardly, on the dotted lines 21 and 22, respectively, and thus the gum surface 18 of the wing 18 will stick to the underside of the flap 19, and the gum surface 19 of the flap 19 will stick to the wall 11 under the orifice 25. The part between the vertical lines 21 and 22 will form one side of the coin chute or trap, and will overlie the perforation 25 made through the wall 11. When the wall 11 is folded overonto the wall 12, on the dotted line 26, the gummed surface 19 of the coin trap will stick-to the sheet 11 and thus hold the two walls together, leaving the coin chute open, as clearly shown in Fig. 4f, after which the lgum surfaces Vof the flaps 13, 111 and 15 are brought into Contact with the outside surface of the wall 12 as common in construction of envelops.`

Whenlthe coin is placedin the coin opening 25 it will enter the coin chute, between the lines 21 and 22, and pass out of the lower end Vthereof into the envelop. The flexible fingers 2O of the trap 16 will lie closetogether Vand prevent the possibility of permitting vthe contained coins to pass back through the chute and out through the orilice, 25, through which they were inserted, When-thefenvelop is inverted.

'Figs 6 to 9l inclusive show an ordinary envelop witha coin trap made in a separate piece and inserted therein, and secured thereto. The coin chute, or trap, is made in substantia'lly the same manner as heretofore described, with theexception that it is made separate and apart from the envelop and is connected thereto, as at 2S, above the coin slot or perforation 25. A further difference is that inside ofthe chute there is placed two strips or blades of cardboard, 29 and 80, pointed at ltheir lower ends,as at 31, one strip lbeing secured near its upper end to the overlapped flaps 1S and 19, and the other to the rear wall of the chute. Normally, these pointed blades are in substantial yielding contact and when a coin is inserted in the opening or perforation 25, its weight will canse the separation o-f the blades 30 and 31 sufficiently to permit the coins to readily pass down through the chute into the envelop, the resumption of theirlpositions in substantial contact with each other, together `with the pendent flexible fingers 20, will prevent the coin from being returned through the passage through which it'was inserted.

An escutcheon, or shield plate 32, made of a relatively tough material, may be placed Copies ofA this patent may be obtained for around the boundary of the orifice 25, to

times is done prior to opening envelops of `the usual kind, I prefer to make the glue,

which is used as an adhesive, by dissolving ordinary horn glue in milk, or the like g' this renders the glue substantially insoluble by steam. There are other adhesives that have thesame quality, and itis my preference to use adhesives of this general character in the manufacture of the envelope.

Vhile Ihave herein shown the preferred embodiment which my invention may take anda singlemodification, it is manifest that it is subject to many other modifications not necessary to be shown and is limited only by the scope of theappended claims. A

Having described my invention, what I claim is: i l

1. In a'coin receptacle, the combination of an envelop having a front wall with a coin slot formed therein near the upper end thereof, `and a coin chute having relatively stiff front and back walls, the front wall of the chutebeing secured` to the front wall of the envelop below the slot and the upper end portion of the back wall of the chute being secured to the front wall of the envelop above: the slot.

2. Ina coin receptacle, a coin trap, comprising a chute made 'of flexible material divided into a plurality of lingers at itsfree end, the fixed end communicating with a coin opening in the receptacle and a pair of flexible blades normally in contact and within said chute extending above the fingers and terminating below said coin opening.

3. In a coin receptacle, acoin trap comprising a fiexible chute divided into a plurality of fingersat its free end, the fixed end communicating with a coin opening in the receptacle and a pairof `flexible blades normally in contact and within said chute, pointed at their lower ends, extending from a point above the fingers and terminating belowsaidcoin opening.

In testimonyV whereof I hereunto set my hand.A

YANDIVER J. VAN HORN.

vefvcents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

